People v. Hammond

This case centers upon a search warrant calling for the seizure of a backhoe and some snowmobiles. Approximately 11 officers participated in the search of the premises alleged to be the residence of the defendant, Danny Hammond. They searched for about five hours and seized a backhoe, eight snowmobiles and several hundred other items; one officer guessed that 1,000 items were seized. The backhoe, some of the snowmobiles and several of the other items seized were later identified as having been stolen.

The defendant was indicted on 10 counts of grand theft. Each count alleged theft of a…